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Question about Garmin Nuvi 660 GPS Receiver
I need help. The literature is excellent, but it tells me I don't need audible manager because itunes accepts downloads of audio books. Okay. But, how can I activate my nuvi so it will accept audible downloads directly?
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I've got the same problem, with my Nuvi 770.
I can add the Audible media files when just using the Nuvi as a mass storage device, and the Nuvi can read them no problem, but I can't play as the Nuvi isn't authorized.
And I can't authorise it using iTunes, as far as I know... there's no other Mac software from Audible.
Any ideas?
Same problem here too. I've got the audiobooks on my nuvi, but anytime I try and play them, it says the device is not authorized. I tried installing updates from Garmin, but they were only for POI's, nothing about audiobooks. I did however, find information regarding audible books and a garmin nuvi. It's called the Audible Garmin Nuvi user guide, and I think it was on Garmin's website. Anyhow, it states that it ONLY for windows XP or later versions and says nothing about Mac users.
hi i've been downloading audiobook from itunes but it says on my garmin that " device is not activated for such book" but all my music are from itunes.
Any answer yet?
Nowhere on the Garmin nor Audible nor Apple web site (in their advertisements that is) is it disclosed that Audible is XP only. Only AFTER you have a problem will you discover this and even then it doesn't so up in the search functions of Audible nor Garmin. How about a little disclosure FIRST Audible and Garmin? Nah, then they wouldn't sell any of them :-) The only workaround is to install BootCamp or the like to install them from the Windows platform.
I cannot activate my nuvi 660 using my mac; therefore cannot download books to the nuvi. Help!
Same issue. Mac, itunes and a 750 nuvi. Downloaded with the 3 free credits into iTunes. Authorized the puter drag and drop into the Nuvi Audiobooks folder, but getbthe same message 'device not authorized' .... Well now what?Authorize a friend with a PC then use the manager to upload to my nuvi? I wont put the XP on my Mac so I won't use that workaround. Any other suggestions or help?
Thanks for this solution. What should I do if I've already activated NUVI on my Mac?
same problem--how do I activate nuvi 750??
i have a 760 nuvi & want to use itunes
hm, very unpleasant. Everything works fine, I've got a nice trial subscription, downloaded some books, started listening in iTunes - only to find out at the very last moment that it wouldn't work with my nüvi 660?! I will try and find someone with a Windows machine...
I had the same problem and was able to resolve it using the procedure (listed below) from Audible technical support. It's wordy, but the long and short of it is that you need to activate the Nuvi on a PC machine, then you can use it on the Mac. To transfer files, open iTunes audiobook window, then drag your books of choice from that window to the Nuvi icon on the desktop. I had no problems using this procedure.
Thank you for contacting Audible.com. On its behalf, I would like to apologize for any inconvenience and I am most committed to satisfying and resolving your inquiry to the fullest of my abilities.
As per your email I understand that you wish to use your Garmin GPS with Audible on your Mac.
Unfortunately, the Garmin is not supported on a Mac with Audible audiobooks unless it is first activated on a Windows PC. If you have access to a Windows PC please follow the requested steps below to activate it on a PC first. Once successfully activated you will be able to use your Mac to transfer your audiobooks onto it.
If you have access to a Windows PC to activate your Garmin GPS through the Audible Manager software please do the following to get started.
Make sure Audible Manager is installed in your PC, otherwise please go to: Audible Software page ( www.audible.com/software ) and download the version for Download for Windows 2000, XP, or Vista. Select Run or Save. During this installation process, a message: "If you already own an Audible Ready mobile device, please select it from the choices below", will prompt, please select Garmin GPS Devices from the list.
If Audible Manager is already installed on your PC: Launch Audible Manager, click on Devices > Add new device. You will be asked to connect to the Internet. Click Yes to connect. From the list of devices, select the Garmin GPS Devices, and click ok.
Once installed successfully now please follow the requested steps to activate your Garmin Nuvi using the Audible Manager software.
Ensure that the device is connected to the PC and Internal Memory is selected to activate the Main Memory of your GPS. Please note you may transfer your audiobooks onto the SD card as well if you have one.
Right-click the Garmin plugin in the bottom left corner of Audible Manager ( below Mobile Devices ) and choose activate.
After entering your username and password, click ok.
Once your Garmin has been successfully activated using a Windows PC you may now use your Mac to transfer your Audible audiobooks to your Gramin.
Before you can transfer your audiobooks on to your Garmin device please follow the requested steps below to download your audiobooks.
Please log into your Audible Account, Click on My Library on the top of the page next to Home, Once you are in your online library towards your right hand side, you will find a tab called "Download It". This will start your download action from our server to your computer.
This will download the selection onto your desktop and open iTunes. If the file downloads to your desktop, double click or drag the file into the iTunes library.
Connect your Garmin device to computer.
Drag the book from iTunes onto the Garmin device.
Playing Audible Files on Garmin Nüvi
From the Main Menu after powering on the Nüvi, select Travel Kit > Audible Book Player.
You can locate the title in the Audible Book Player by clicking on the Browse button. You can search all titles, or by Genre, Author, or Narrator. Select the category you would like to search by, and select the title. Press the Play button to begin enjoying your Audible selection.
Title: Garmin Nüvi Installation
URL: http://audible.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/audible.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=3239&p_created=1144186251
Unfortunately, at this time we do not have any information regarding the Garmin GPS being supported on a Mac in the future. However, I will be glad to forward your email address to upper management so you are notified once the Garmin GPS is supported on a Mac.
As always, I hope I have met all your needs and requests, as it has been a pleasure assisting you today. If I could be of any further assistance, or answer any further questions, please let me know and I'll be happy to do so.
I appreciate and value your business as an Audible customer.
Here at Audible, we truly value and appreciate your business; if you need further assistance, please respond to this email or if you wish, please provide me with a contact number and the best available time to reach you.
For additional questions, how to contact us and hours of operation, please visit us at: www.audible.com/contactus
Hakime R.
Audible Customer Support
Posted on Apr 10, 2008
I too was struggling to put audio books on my Garmin nuvi from my Mac. A gentleman from Audible and I, after much effort, we were able to discover a process to successfully put audible books on to the 2595LMT from my Mac OS X 10.7.4 The GPS device must be activated on a PC first. (See instructions above.) (Make sure you have FULLY completed the process, right-clicking the Garmin plug-in below Mobile Devices and choosing activate. You will then have to re-enter your username and password, and click OK.) Once the GPS was activated on my Audible account I could accomplish audible book transfers with just my Mac. First download the audio books from the Audible Library in the ENHANCED format to the Mac. (Enhanced files are VERY large, but the Garmin nuvi 2595LMT will not recognise the other formats.)(Click the little triangle to the left of the book title to change formats.) Next attach the nuvi 2595LMT to the Mac, after a minute open Finder; then open the device "Garmin", and expand the file "Audible" (which contains several pre-loaded audio book samples). Then click on downloads on the bottom bar of the Mac and "drag and drop" the downloaded books directly from downloads to the Audible file in Garmin. (The books MUST go in to the Audible file. If one drags the downloads to the Garmin icon on the desktop, the books will join the listed items on "Garmin", but will not appear on the device, and will only play through iTunes while the nuvi is still attached to the Mac.) I have followed this procedure with five different audible books and they are fully functional on the Garmin 2595LMT.
Posted on Sep 15, 2012
Once you have downloaded the audible book to your Mac, it is automatically stored in iTunes as an Audio Book. Plug the Garmin into the Mac USB port and the Garmin icon will appear on your desktop. Just drag the file from iTunes to the Garmin icon and it will load. I was already set up with Audible Manager on a PC before switching to a Mac. You may have to set up your Nuvi on a PC before this process can work. If so, follow the Garmin solution in this website.
Posted on Mar 21, 2010
I hate to tell you guys this, but there is no solution for garmin nuvi's to work via the mac right now. I called the customer support and got transferred a couple of times and that is what they told me. The problem is not garmin but that audible.com does not have a client for the nuvi yet (but they do have one for windows).
If you get your audiobooks from somewhere other than audible.com and it still doesn't work, then it probably has the same issue.
Find a friend with a windows pc and load it up that way for now.
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it's been a while but we're still alive here and I'm still rockin my DirtyThirty. I've got some upgrades lined up for her; 19lb injectors, KA-Motors enclosed cone filter with a ductable inlet, and a Miller MAF conversion w/chip,
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Asking $450 for it, and all of my BMW parts (was originally going to sell the parts individually) including wheels and tires. anything BMW related in my shed will go with the car.
As it sits now it needs a water pump (will not hold enough water). Temp never went into or above the red.
Might need an alternator as that is directly in the path of the spray from the wp.
Should get timing set and valve adjustment soon and if you've got it that far apart anyways....
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God bless, Aren't you embarrassed? I wouldn't post any of this if it were me.... Knock on wood, I hope I don't spin out on a highway in a car that has a very low center of gravity someday, but if I did, I'd be looking ways to repair my ego.
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I guess there's not enough of us to keep an e30 site alive in St. Louis. An annual e30 even in St. louis would do great things for the midwest scene. (and this site)
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Loss of Control and Collision with Terrain
Pickerel Arm Camps
de Havilland DHC-2 Mark I Beaver C-GQHT
Fawcett Lake, Ontario
18 May 2004
Pickerel Arm Camps is located about 22 km south of Sioux Lookout, Ontario. It operates a main campsite at its water base and several remote fishing lodges. The company operates two float-equipped de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver aircraft to fly guests and supplies to their remote sites. Seven guests of the company arrived at the water base on 18 May 2004, the day before their scheduled four-day fishing trip at Fawcett Lake, one of the remote lodges. Because the remote lodge was available, a decision was made to fly in that afternoon. The group was divided in two, and a group of three guests and all the supplies for the seven guests were to go in the first aircraft. The second group of four, with their personal baggage, was to follow in the company's other Beaver.
The occurrence aircraft, a de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver (C-GQHT, serial number 682) with one pilot and three camp guests on board, departed the company water base at approximately 1700 eastern daylight time on a day visual flight rules flight to Fawcett Lake. At approximately 1930, the pilot and the other four guests arrived in the second aircraft to discover that the first group had not arrived. The guests later found the accident aircraft overturned in the lake. Ontario Provincial Police divers recovered the bodies of the pilot and the three passengers. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. There was no fire.
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The company employed two pilots, one of whom was designated the chief pilot. Transport Canada conducted an audit of the company in June 2003. Some deficiencies were noted; however, the corrective actions taken by the company with regard to the audit findings were considered satisfactory by Transport Canada, and the audit was closed.
The occurrence pilot did not record the fuel, cargo or passenger weights in the operational flight plan and load record. Post-occurrence calculations, based on estimated weights, indicated that the aircraft was likely within the weight and centre of gravity (C of G) limitations, as indicated in the aircraft flight manual, both at take-off and on arrival at Fawcett Lake. However, the aircraft was close to its maximum gross weight, and the C of G was close to the aft limit.
When the second aircraft arrived at Fawcett Lake, the first group of guests was not at the lodge. The second group disembarked, and the second pilot flew in the local area but could not locate or contact the first aircraft. Because of fuel considerations, the second pilot then flew back to Pickerel Arm Camps, and by radio relay with another flight, notified at 20031 the Winnipeg flight information centre (FIC) of the overdue aircraft. A communications search initiated by the FIC was not successful. During this time, the second group, which had no means of communication, went onto the lake to fish. They noticed an object floating on the lake near the place where they had landed, approximately one-half kilometre from the lodge dock toward the centre of the lake. Closer inspection revealed the partially submerged float of an overturned aircraft. Despite the temperature of the lake and the dangerous condition of the aircraft, a guest entered the water in an attempt to determine whether there were survivors inside the wreckage.
The company notified Search and Rescue (SAR) at 2116, and a SAR Hercules from Winnipeg, Manitoba, was on scene at Fawcett Lake at 2335 to conduct an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) search; no ELT signals were received. At 0036, the SAR crew observed a flashing SOS and confirmed with the company that a fishing party had been left at the lodge with adequate accommodation and supplies. At 0544 the following morning, the SAR crew dropped radios to the lodge guests and observed two boats on the lake near a submerged, overturned aircraft. A planned jump by SAR technicians with the objective of a snorkel dive was cancelled by the Rescue Coordination Centre because of the unlikelihood of survivors in the wreckage. A shoreline search was conducted instead. The SAR aircraft left the scene at 0630, after a company aircraft landed at the lodge.
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was notified and dispatched officers to Fawcett Lake. The OPP secured the site and conducted a search of the local shoreline for survivors. The following day, OPP divers recovered the bodies of the pilot and the three passengers. All victims had sustained fatal injuries at impact and were found with their seat belts fastened. The force of the impact detached the pilot's seat, along with a section of the cockpit floor structure, and the legs of the rear cabin bench seat were broken. There was no indication that the cargo in the aft compartment had been secured.
The aircraft was recovered from the lake over the next two days under the observation of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), and investigators conducted an initial inspection to the extent possible on the shoreline near the lodge. The airframe structure, engine and floats incurred extensive damage. The right wing had broken off at the attachment fittings and was not found initially because of poor visibility in the lake. The condition of the fittings and the aileron push-pull tube indicated that the right wing had swept rearwards and upwards as it broke off. The left wing was still attached and had swept forward. One blade of the two-blade propeller was bent rearwards, from the mid-point to the tip of the blade, to an angle of approximately 45 degrees. Neither blade showed any marks from contact with other parts of the aircraft, and there were no apparent propeller strike marks on the floats. The right elevator torque tube attachment was broken. There was significant dishing of the right fuselage into the cabin, aft of the wing root. The fuel selector was selected to the centre tank, and the primer was down but not locked. The throw-over control yoke was on the pilot's side. There was no indication of fire. Subsequently, the wreckage was flown to a storage site for further examination.
Sonar was later used to find the right wing in the silt on the lake bottom. The right wing was found about 7 m from where the main wreckage had been found, and was recovered for examination. The damage to the wing was consistent with water impact damage while it was still attached to the fuselage, and there was no indication of pre-existing fatigue cracking (TSB Engineering Laboratory report LP 070/2004).
The occurrence aircraft was manufactured in 1953 and was equipped with EDO 58-4580 floats. The aircraft was not equipped with a stall warning system, nor was one required by regulation. Measurements of aircraft damage determined the impact angles to be approximately 37 degrees nose-down and 57 degrees right-wing-down. The flaps, hydraulically actuated by a hand-operated pump in the cockpit, had a cockpit flap indicator marked: CRUISE, TAKE-OFF, CLIMB, LAND, and FULL. The flaps were determined to have been in the FULL position at impact.
All breaks in the flight control system were determined to be in overload, indicating continuity of controls at the time the right wing was torn from the fuselage. The elevator trim was determined to be in full nose-down trim, consistent with the estimated aft C of G. Both the aileron and rudder trims were in mid-range.
The forward fuel tank was found with an outwards rupture in the direction of impact. The centre and rear tanks displayed no signs of rupture. During the engine tear-down, the engine-driven fuel pump shaft was found broken. There were no other anomalies found. In addition to the engine-driven fuel pump, the aircraft was equipped with a hand-operated "wobble" pump and a fuel pressure warning light.
It was reported that the ELT (Narco ELT 10, serial number 19093) was installed and functionally tested during the most recent aircraft inspection. During an aircraft inspection, it was determined that the external portion of the airframe ELT antenna had been broken off. A new antenna cable was ordered, but had not arrived when the aircraft was returned to service. The duration of the unserviceability was within the 30-day period allowed by Canadian Aviation Regulation 605.39. An internal examination of the ELT revealed that the inertia switch had activated at impact. Extensive corrosion at the battery connection and on various locations of the ELT circuit board indicated that battery power was supplied to the ELT when it was submerged and flooded. After recovery to the maintenance facility, the battery connector was found disconnected from the circuit board terminals. This disconnection is believed to have occurred as a result of corrosion of the terminal clips and impact during wreckage recovery.
The cockpit instruments, fuel pressure warning light, engine-driven fuel pump, and right wing attachment fittings were examined at the TSB Engineering Branch. The following information was obtained from the cockpit instruments: engine oil temperature 77ºC; oil pressure 70 to 80 psi; altimeter baroscale setting 30.08 inches; manifold pressure 27 to 29 inches; and turn and bank five pointer widths to the right. The drive shaft for the engine-driven fuel pump failed in torsion and the fracture surfaces showed smearing, indicating that the engine continued driving the pump after the shaft failed.
Internal inspection indicated that the pump rotor had come into contact with the rotor housing and likely jammed at impact. The aircraft fuel wobble pump was removed and functioned normally when tested. The right wing forward spar failed outboard of the attachment bolt, the rear spar failed at the attachment bolt, and the lower lift strut bolt pulled through and bent the airframe lift strut attachment fitting; all three failures were overload in nature.
The company pilot who flew into Fawcett Lake about 1 hour 15 minutes after the occurrence aircraft reported that the weather was clear with winds from the south at 10 knots. The surface of the lake was described as having a light ripple and not considered smooth enough to create a glassy-water effect. There was still ice in the southern portion of the lake, but a substantial portion of the lake was clear of ice. The lodge was located in the ice-free area of the lake. The weather at 1800 at Pickle Lake, Ontario, approximately 60 nautical miles east, was representative of the area weather at the time of the accident and was reported as follows: visibility 15 statute miles, mainly clear, temperature 17ºC, dew point -5ºC, wind 290ºT at 6 knots.
The occurrence pilot was hired by the company one week prior to the accident and had flown a satisfactory check flight with the company's chief pilot. In the week with the company, the pilot had flown 16.8 hours, his total flying for the year-to-date. On the day of the accident, the pilot flew 1.6 hours prior to the accident flight. The pilot held a commercial pilot licence, valid for all single-pilot, non-high-performance, single- and multi-engine land and sea aeroplanes. The pilot had flown for nine years, primarily with float operators in the summertime. He had a total of 1688 flight hours, 344 of which were on the Beaver.
The autopsy of the pilot did not reveal any pre-existing conditions that could have affected his performance. Toxicology testing did not detect the presence of alcohol or drugs and established that the blood saturation of carbon monoxide was within the normal range.
The DHC-2 Beaver aircraft flight manual contains the following information about the use of full flap. Section 1.12.3 states that "FULL FLAP is only required for emergency landing in very restricted areas." Section 2.14.1 states that "Minimum run landings may be necessary under extraordinary circumstances. Pilots familiar with the aircraft and experienced in short landing technique may perform minimum run landings by using full flap and reducing the airspeed on the final approach to 65-68 mph and maintaining that speed to the point of flare-out."
The short landing technique, as described in the aircraft flight manual, requiring the use of full flap, increases aerodynamic drag significantly and places the aircraft in a steep, nose-down attitude. The aircraft buffets from the interaction of the flaps and airflow. Reportedly, the pilot had received no training in short landing technique in previous employment flying the Beaver, nor was there any record of such training or experience. The pilot had flown only one training flight at Pickerel Arm Camps, and that training did not include short landing technique.
The most likely scenario, based on the damage to the aircraft and the bank and impact angles, is that the aircraft experienced an aerodynamic stall on final approach.
The size of the open-water area and the weather conditions at Fawcett Lake would not have required the pilot to use a full-flap configuration, which is specified for use only in an emergency landing in a restricted area. However, the pilot selected FULL flap during the approach; the reason for the selection could not be determined. While the pilot was familiar with the aircraft type, training in this type of approach had not been conducted recently, nor was there any information found to show prior experience.
During an approach with full flap, a steeper-than-normal nose-down attitude is required to maintain the required airspeed and, combined with engine power, the approach path. Any shallowing of the approach angle would bring the aircraft closer to the attitude that was normally seen by the pilot during the final stages of an approach without full flap. However, because of the drag at the full flap setting, there would be a more rapid reduction in airspeed than on a normal approach, unless significant engine power was added.
The full nose-down position of the elevator trim, consistent with the aft C of G, indicates that the pilot may have been holding the elevator in position with forward pressure on the control yoke to maintain the desired approach path and airspeed. Any distraction could result in the pilot relaxing the pressure on the control yoke and would result in a shallowing of the approach angle. The heavy weight of the aircraft would increase the stall speed. The pilot, without training in approach and landing with full flap, may not have been aware of the nose-down pitch attitude necessary to maintain the approach airspeed and the requirement to maintain this pitch attitude until immediately prior to initiating the landing flare. The additional buffet from the full flaps may also have masked some of the aerodynamic stall characteristics. These factors may have contributed to the pilot not recognizing the impending aerodynamic stall. When the stall developed fully, the wing dropped violently at an altitude that was insufficient for the pilot to recover the aircraft.
The ELT likely generated a signal; however, the signal would not have been transmitted because of the broken airframe antenna. The remaining antenna cable would provide a weak signal that would be attenuated further when the aircraft overturned and submerged. As well, the aircraft's immersion quickly rendered the ELT unserviceable.
The following TSB Engineering Laboratory reports were completed:
- LP 072/2004 - Instrument Analysis
- LP 097/2004 - Logbook Recover
- LP 106/2004 - Fuel Pump Examination
- LP 070/2004 - Examination of Wing Attachment Fittings
These reports are available upon request from the TSB.
Findings as to Causes and Contributing Factors
- The pilot flew a high-drag approach configuration for which his proficiency was not established.
- The pilot most likely allowed the airspeed to decrease to the point that the aircraft stalled on approach at an altitude at which recovery was unlikely.
- The impact was non-survivable because of the high impact forces.
Findings as to Risk
- The emergency locator transmitter (ELT) airframe antenna was broken off above the fuselage; however, the flight was within the 30-day period allowed by regulation for flight with an unserviceable ELT.
- The pilot did not secure the cargo prior to flight, which allowed the cargo to shift forward on impact.
- The weight and centre of gravity (C of G) were not indicated in the operational flight plan and load record, and the aircraft's weight and C of G could only be estimated.
This report concludes the Transportation Safety Board's investigation into this occurrence. Consequently, the Board authorized the release of this report on 14 March 2005.
1. All times are eastern daylight time (Coordinated Universal Time minus four hours).
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Each school has a demonstration garden which showcases the different farming techniques with which the pupils produce nutritious foods, rich in micronutrients, vitamins and proteins.
During official parent visitor days, children demonstrate their learned agricultural skills on the school farms. Pupils are given certain seeds and propagation material to implement the gained knowledge for an improved diet at home, which further also has a trickle-down effect on their neighbors.
The school farm's soils are tested with our newly implemented hand-held soil testers bought from SoilCare and pupils are encouraged to bring in soil samples from the parent's farms for testing in order to create an awareness of the importance of soil health
In some schools, small animal-rearing projects are run for additional access to proteins.These projects also include raising awareness of animal welfare,according to the motto :
Animals make our lives better. Help us make their lives better.
School patrons have been involved in the implementation of this program. They have also received agriculture training for a good understanding of and participation in the project. A committee consisting of teachers from various schools has been formed to monitor the program, and the Ministry of Agriculture is also involved to ensure the sustainability of this far-reaching project.
WHAT IS A 4-K Club?
Kuungana, Kufanya, Kusaidia Kenya' is Swahili for 'Coming together, to Act, in order to Help Kenya.' Members of 4-K Clubs are students who are motivated to make changes to improve their own lives and the society as a whole. They act as role models for the other students.
Additional ACE Schools are in the planning in other areas.
One particular school that has been in the program for 5 years has been identified for the enhancement of the School Outreach Project. It has been upgraded to an Agriculture Center of Excellence School (ACE) in order to act as a peer-learning center for other schools and farmers within its catchment area, to exchange visits, to offer various workshops, to generate income for students in need, and to improve the nutritional status of the pupils. A remarkable trickle-down effect of the pupils' influence at home and with their neighbors has been observed.
Furthermore, a medicinal garden has been established to educate the pupils about medicinal plants and their uses, while a propagation site (tree nursery) for medicinal, indigenous, fodder, fruit and other trees has been set up for better health, conservation of biodiversity, improved soil and environment, and enhanced farming productivity.
To all schools involved in this program we distribute issues of THE ORGANIC FARMER, for which SOFDI pays a monthly subscription.
We are presently introducing a School Feeding initiative targeting Early Childhood Development Centres (ECDs) or Preschools. The initiative is being run on a trial basis at two school centres with a population of 270 children within the age range of 3-6 years old. The ECD centres/schools have, traditionally, served a snack that consists largely of maize flour – a meal that lacks adequate nutrients to address the critical nutritional needs of this age group and the malnourishment from which most of these children suffer.


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Pithy quotes:
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"The heedless woman opened the box, and all evil was loosed upon us."
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It was a hibachi place, and the hibachi chefs would use old ketchup bottles, old liquor bottles, whatever they could recycle so they would always have some water on hand at the tables.
Well after our chef oooh'd and ahhh'd us, our entire table, strangers included, quietly began to devour our dinners. The chef then started to clean the grill, pouring water on top of it. One bottle he used was a Crown Royal flask. None of us took particular notice, except of course Amara.
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While the entire restaurant (and that's no exaggeration) sat laughing at Amara's apparently lush Mom2Amara and her equally boozer hubby, we tried hiding under the hibachi table to no avail.
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first professional theatre job was Lighting Director
at the Starlight Theater
in Kansas City, Missouri, which billed itself as the "second
largest theatre in the United States," with some 8,000
seats and lawn seating for some 6,000 more. We performed
seven nights a week, with dress rehearsals begriming at
midnight on Saturdays, and playing a new Broadway musical
each week for ten weeks. This was my first experience
meeting and working with professional performers and celebrated
individuals, and I have been fortunate to meet others over
the years.
and Mrs. John F. Kennedy strolled past the Georgetown
University Mask and Bauble Offices one Sunday afternoon
and stopped to say hello when students rushed out to greet
them. Mrs. Kennedy remembered this occasion, and when the
Kennedys moved to The White House, I received a call inviting
us to provide lighting and technical support for East Room
performances, which we did throughout the Kennedy and Johnson
administrations. Of course, many notables were in every
audience. Subsequently, as President of the National Theatre,
I met other celebrities. However fleeting, encounters with
the famous are fun and memorable, but I never really thought
much about asking for autographs or photo ops. I recall
happily some of the notables I encountered -- now living
and dead -- here.
Bailey - 1918 – 1990
I first saw "Pearly Mae" in vaudeville at the
Lincoln Theatre in Washington. The theatre had fallen on
hard times and Miss Bailey caught her heel in a crack in
the stage floor. Of course she responded with a wilting
ad-lib about the management. I wrote a fan letter and months
later received a hand-written response on pale blue stationery.
I met her later when she played the National Theatre in
Hello, Dolly! and saw her often on the Georgetown
University campus when she came to take classes while
I was teaching there. Sassy, classy, talented lady.
Bikel - 1924
Tamara Brooks
- 1941-2012
I had the pleasure of playing a major role onstage with
Mr. Bikel in a reading of Tennessee Williams Ten Blocks
on the Camino Real. We performed in Georgetown's elegant
old Gaston Hall in 2011, with a large cast of students,
alumni and local actors, directed by Professor Derek A.
Goldman. We all had a marvelous experience with the gentlemanly
Mr. B., and his engaging wife, conductor Tamara Brooks,
who also participated in the production, creating a variety
of grand sound effects. Tamara was an advocate for victims
of childhood violence.
The opera singer grew up two doors away from me in Arlington,
Virginia. I once succeeded in getting her to sing for the
guests at a neighborhood party. It was an amazing pleasure
to watch her ascend to appearances at major opera houses
all over the world. In 2012 the Chicago Lyric Opera hung
a 5-story poster of Alyson on the outside of its building.
She's come a long way from Arlington.
Cameron - 1948
The author of many inspirational books, and developer of
"The Artist's Way," a guide to increased creativity,
Julia is a prolific writer and a spiritual, motivational
guide to many people. I directed her as a dancer in an original
musical when she was a student at Georgetown. She was bright,
charming and easy to work with.
Channing - 1921
The indomitable "Dolly" performed at the National
Theatre on a number of occasions. I once accompanied her
to the Washington Press Club where she made a delightful
speech. We have maintained personal contact over the years.
Carol is a Larger-than-Life Force and a truly gracious,
giving and generous person.
Clinton - 1946
I met President Clinton when he came to a performance of
Grease at the National Theatre and came backstage
to meet Rosie O'Donnell and the cast. He certainly has an
open and electric personality and seems genuinely pleased
to meet people. His exuberance is infectious.
Edna Everage (Barry Humphries)-
When an after-performance party was arranged in the National
Theatre Helen Hayes Gallery, Dame Edna came in the charming
person of Mr. Barry Humphries, an elegant Australian gentleman
in three-piece suit with a gold watch chain on his vest.
Mr. Humphries was just as charming and just as quick-witted,
although not quite as acerbic as his grand, quick-witted,
tart-tongued, violet-haired alter-ego, Dame Edna Everage.
Domingo - 1941
When I was president of the National Theatre and Mr. Domingo
was heading the Washington Opera, he came one day to inspect
the National as a possible venue for chamber opera. He was
all business, accompanied by a party of some half-dozen
people, and was disappointingly brisk and moody rather than
Doucet - 1875-1958
Miss Doucet was a stage and film actress who appeared in
the summer of 1954 at Olney Theatre, where I was working
as a stage technician. We ate in a communal dining room
where she enjoyed shocking the summer interns by eating
the shells of her soft-boiled eggs each morning, declaring
them a healthful source of calcium. She was a vivacious,
impressive presence.
V. Hartke, O.P. - 1907-1986
A child film actor and Notre Dame football player, Father
Hartke established the famed Speech and Drama Department
at Catholic University, which has produced countless actors,
writers, directors and producers which achievements on
stage, in films, and in academia. With a larger-than-life
personality, Hartke
"knew everyone" in show business and in Washington,
DC. He lunched and dined with notables, but returned each
night to the Dominican House near Catholic University.
He was my mentor, and I owe my career to him.
Hayes - 1900-1993
With Stephen Moore, I had the pleasure of meeting Helen
Hayes a number of times when we were writing a book about
her. We spent a day with her in her charming home in Nyack,
NY. I met her again at the home of Richard Coe, and again
on the occasion when we dedicated the Helen Hayes Gallery
at the National Theatre in her honor. She was lively,
witty, cordial, and kind on all occasions. After the dedication
someone suggested she return to her hotel to rest. "Gracious,
no!" she replied, "We must go see the show at
the National Gallery of art!"
Henson - 1936 - 1990
The creator of the Muppets was a recent college
graduate when I worked for a summer as a Floor Manager at
NBC-TV Channel 4 in Washington. He did solo live commercials
on a table-top set for a local dairy, with cartons of milk
and his puppet moppets. He was genial and accommodating,
and we hurried him out of the way for the upcoming live
News Show, when we should have been offering to work for
him! Nice man, whose grand Muppet characters live on.
Hepburn - 1907-2003
Miss Hepburn came to the National Theatre in 1975 to perform
in Enid Bagnold's play, A Matter of Gravity.
I was in the welcoming party when Heburn arrived and was
brought through the theatre's then run-down auditorium
on the way to her dressing room. Paint was peeling high
on the wall above the box to the right of the stage. The
star stopped abruptly mid-aisle with an icy glare. "If
you don't have anyone available to paint that wall, then
get me a ladder and I will do it myself!" The wall
was quickly painted for her opening night.
Ann Howes - 1930
The delightful British actress, born into a London theatrical
family, appeared in many film roles in childhood, and eventually
followed Julie Andrews
on Broadway in the original My Fair Lady,
and played Eliza in many other productions
of the musical. She won a Tony Award on for Brigadoon
on Broadway, and she repeated that role on television. Her
long career included many other stage appearances and films
including Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Anna
Karennina. I met her at a party given by the Patrick
Flynns, Senior and Junior, in Florida, 2012.
Jackson - 1958-2009
I attended one of Mr. Jackson's early concerts and remember
little about it except the massive crowd between us and
the singer, who was barely discernable in the far distance.
Some years later, hearing in the lobby of the Hale Koa
hotel in Hawaii that he was about to arrive at the
Hilton next door, I went over for a closer look. There were
few people around as the singer emerged from his limousine
surounded by security guards. Michael waved, and swiftly
disappeared into the hotel.
Johnson and Claudia
"Lady Bird" Johnson
1908-1973 1912-2007
Most remarkably, I remember a day we were at the White House
setting up lighting all day. In the afternoon I heard the
President speak out on the South Lawn to a large number
of political supporters. He wore a cowboy hat and boots,
and spoke in a very folksy down-home drawl. That evening
in the East Room, he wore black tie, and spoke with very
elegant distinction. Lady Bird was always graceful and dignified,
and Lynda Bird vociferous. Lucy was studying at Georgetown
at this time.
Jones - 1956
When she came to the National Theatre starring as the stern
nun in Doubt, our mutual friend, Julia Pomeroy,
asked Ms. Jones if she would host a small reception for
our intimate National Theatre Circle. She responded,
"I will be there, and I shall shake every hand!"
Which, true to her word, she did, with great warmth and
elan: She is stunning onstage and charming off.
Maddow - 1973
Having spent many of my adult weekday nights in
rehearsals at Georgetown, The American Light Opera Company,
or Chestnut Lodge Hospital, and many of my weekend nights
either going to theatre, partying, or otherwise enjoying
myself, I can honestly say that I never, ever, watched a
television series with any consistency... that is until
Rachel came along. Now I'm tuned in five nights a week.
I encountered her briefly at a fundraising dinner, just
long enough to give her a compliment and a hug. She was
most gracious.
My nephew, David, has had a long and successful career as
a newscaster and weatherman on ABC Channel 6 in Philadelphia.
He played the lead in a grade-school production of You're
a Good Man, Charlie Brown and then appeared as a child
on television commercials and soap operas. He next acted
at Arena Stage in Washington, and toured with Theodore Bikel
in Fiddler on the Roof.
Two Michaels: Eisner
and Ovits
We met in the lobby of the
Kennedy Center at the Washington opening of Beauty and
the Beast. I was the guest of Mr. Eisner, CEO of Disney,
and his lovely wife, Jane. Their son, Breck, was my student
at Georgetown at the time. The Eisners were very warm and
gracious. Michael Ovits, then Disney President, seemed rather
distracted, and was only interested in how one of the magic
tricks in the show worked. Mirrors, Michael.
Rigby - 1952
America's Peter Pan, Ms. Rigby has played the leading
role in the musical thousands of times, certainly a record
that would be very, very hard to beat. The musical demands
not only singing and acting, but being adept at acrobatics
and high-wire-flying, in which a misstep could cause a sprained
ankle -- or a broken back. She is a real trouper, and, in
person -- after an exhausting performance in Branson, Missouri,
2010, -- relaxed, energetic, completely charming and, uh,
well, down-to-earth.
Rivera - 1933
Ms. Rivera kindly agreed to be the guest of honor
at a National Theatre Donor Thank You dinner some years
ago. It was my pleasure to "collect her" at the
train station upon her arrival from New York. She is as
delightful and sharp in person as in public persona,
and it was a pleasure to talk with her. She, of course,
charmed everyone at the dinner.
Talent + Substance.
Rundvold - 1920-2004
first summer that I spent in Washington, DC, in 1954, I
had a job as a floor manager for WRC-TV, Channel 4. Each
Friday we had a program called Inga's Angle. Our
glamorous star was the wife of a Washington diplomat. Occasionally,
she "cooked," actually putting together a cake
or pie prepared for her. She sometimes arrived late and
was frantic to be instructed in what she was to do with
"her" cooking. On camera, whe was composed and
Schumacher -
Tom is the President of the Disney Theatrical Group,
responsible for the presentation of Disney productions on
Broadway. My friend, Ron Logan, was the head of Disney World
in Florida, when he convinced Michael Eisner to send the
theme park Beauty and the Beast to Broadway. Since
then Tom has brought The Lion King, The Little Mermaid,
Mary Poppins and other shows to Broadway, to London
and to Europe, and sent them on American tours.
Terris - 2004-1989
Miss Terris originated the role of Magnolia in
Showboat at the National Theatre in 1927. When
I was directing the show for The American Light Opera
Company in 1961, I invited her to come from her home
in Connecticut to one of our performances. She arrived on
the train, elegant, all in black, alone, and veiled. she
reminisced about the original production. Climbing atop
a piano at a cast party after the show, she did a devastating
impersonation of an inebriated Helen Morgan (who had created
the role of Julie) singing "Bill" from the show.